She does. She can’t say it but she shows it, at least I think she does. Maybe the world needs a better guide to “working with an insurance agent.” Here are a few bullet points from 2010.
This is closer to the truth than what I say to myself every day; which is that our customers appreciate us.
Comes on the heels of a bit of a rant between myself and one of our team, in front of a newer member of the team. In the same stretch where a few customers have left that has been a bit tough to comprehend. Sure, people leave, it is part of the business. Even if the 25% rate increase is the cause it is always your fault. Even with a backlog several weeks long and the ability to be overwhelmed with new people, losses sting. But, we keep going forward.
The problem with reading a lot and the “current content, content, content,” and ” please don’t forget me even if I am not worth remembering”the world is sometimes ignorance seeps through and people are writing to be seen not to convey information. This is somewhere in the middle.
Most people have no clue or interest just how murky it is behind the scenes of auto and home insurance. I read about a merger last night and my very first thought of the 9 billion dollar merger was “I hope that company can now figure out how to stop mailing EVERY document to us.” But, as usual, the direction is forward.
The article of the week was two silly insurance companies, one old and one new, spending money on advertising instead of on their customers. With the old one also using a B-List celebrity and a couple of NBA players to make their “point.” In quotes because there really wasn’t one of any value. Just another example of insurance dollars being spent frivolously. Oh, and there is actually no way an agent, whose primary compensation is commission based, can spend that much time on claims. Especially if working for a captive carrier.
And, appreciation is not the point. Built into our system are several procedures to eliminate things. Namely, even though the losses sting, our flow of new business far exceeds the people leaving. And, even having this, we have other procedures in place to reduce the lost customers. Both of these and their sub-elements work and work well. And, as I said and will continue to say, we need to have enough pride that it stings, momentarily, and then shrug our shoulders and keep going.